The elements of the modern backhand attack

[volvovics]

The elements of the modern backhand attack

An in-depth guide exploring the modern backhand attack, what elements make it effective and why, what pros do right and what they might do wrong, common mistakes and training tips, the impact of the 3 stances ( backhand, forehand and parallel stance) on the backhand attack and transition between backhand and forehand, etc

I hope you like it and it helps you.

 

[al_111]

The elements of the modern backhand attack

An in-depth guide exploring the modern backhand attack, what elements make it effective and why, what pros do right and what they might do wrong, common mistakes and training tips, the impact of the 3 stances ( backhand, forehand and parallel stance) on the backhand attack and transition between backhand and forehand, etc

I hope you like it and it helps you.

Thanks for a really nice and detailed vid!👍

Some things regarding the stance seem obvious when you think about them abstractly, but I saw myself quite a few times watching your explanations of the _consequences_ of suboptimal stance (too vertical in my case).

Regarding two references to pros: the counterintuitive sideways follow up was impossible for me to conciously recreate, but it appeared a natural side effect of squeezing the handle at the moment of contact from an extreme backhand grip - it is just how my racket head orients itself in this case. And the reason why top players train long diagonal bh to bh is that they also train these extreme bh to fh transitions, and unlike me, even have chances to succeed😂

 

[volvovics]

Thanks for a really nice and detailed vid!👍

Some things regarding the stance seem obvious when you think about them abstractly, but I saw myself quite a few times watching your explanations of the _consequences_ of suboptimal stance (too vertical in my case).

Regarding two references to pros: the counterintuitive sideways follow up was impossible for me to conciously recreate, but it appeared a natural side effect of squeezing the handle at the moment of contact from an extreme backhand grip - it is just how my racket head orients itself in this case. And the reason why top players train long diagonal bh to bh is that they also train these extreme bh to fh transitions, and unlike me, even have chances to succeed😂

I do a lot of the mistakes I mention too, even if I understand the problem, getting the muscle memory and the body to do the correct things is a long, difficult process 😭

Regarding the extreme bh to bh diagonal. I watched a few videos of backhand oriented playing and I've never seen them in that position doing that shot. Also in the training videos they don't move the legs at all, another gripe I have with their training, but for them it's ok because they train movement separately.

So even for them I see a mismatch between the time invested in that exercise and the benefits they would get from it.